How I tape my feet for ultra running!

A few tips to keep the tape on and the blisters off

Salomon XA Pro 3D Wide shoe review

When I saw this iconic trail shoe was now available in a wide fitting, I couldn’t help myself but…

Salomon X ULTRA 3 Mid GTX WIDE Review

This iconic boot in wide fitting; is it the answer!?

The Ickornshaw Moor Bog Blister

A case study of foot care failure

Introduction

This injury is embarrassing, nothing to be proud of, and not a race wound that shows how tough I am. I have written this post to show how a…

Blister free feet

How I protect my ultra running pinkies

Spine 2020 Part III: Beyond Bellingham

When you play the Spine, you win or you die!

2018 Spine Challenger

When finishing feels like failure

Spine 2020 Part I: The Final Frontier

After saying “never again” I was back for one final attempt!

Spine 2020 Part II: Robbit the hobbit

The final quest to reach Kirk Yetholm; but first Bellingham!

2017 Spine DNF — Part I

I wasn’t expecting to be writing this post last week, very much the opposite. I’d taken on so much from 2015 and 2016 and had done a LOT of planning and preparation. So much so, I did not have a “failure scenario” in my notes. But, I did DNF so here’s what happened. As much to remind…